U.S. 395 North - Franklin County


Vineyard Drive crosses paths with the U.S. 395 expressway at the next at-grade intersection. The local road serves agricultural interests adjacent to the US Route.
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Selph Landing Road north and Crest Loch Road west tie into U.S. 395. Selph Landing Road represents the original U.S. 395 alignment leading south to Glade and Oregon Street.
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Sagemoor Road travels east-west through agricultural lands from the Columbia River to Frontier Road.
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The next at-grade intersection joins U.S. 395 north with Eltopia West Road into the village of Eltopia. U.S. 395 bypasses the community east of the BNSF Railroad line.
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Eltopia West Road arcs through Eltopia before turning west to Homestead Corners, Mathews Corner and an end near Parsons Canyon. Blanton Road ties into the intersection from the east as the old U.S. 395 alignment northward to Connell.
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U.S. 395 enters Esquatzel Coulee north of Eltopia. A pronounced rock cut follows near milepost 41.
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There is no side access to U.S. 395 between Eltopia and the city of Mesa as the freeway parallels a BNSF Railroad line through Esquatzel Coulee. Drivers will notice a roadway split midway along the drive.
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A transmission line corridor passes over U.S. 395 at milepost 44. The freeway passes over Russell Road near Edwards nearby.
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Northbound U.S. 395 at the SR 17 and Pepiot Road off-ramp. SR 17 travels 43 miles to Interstate 90 at Moses Lake and 136.67 miles overall to U.S. 97 near Brewster. Pepiot Road meanders east to old U.S. 395 (Blanton Road).
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U.S. 395 continues ten miles northeast to Connell and 51 miles to the merge with Interstate 90 at Ritzville.
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The roadways of U.S. 395 separate as the US Highway travels the plateau south of Esquatzel Coulee.
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U.S. 395 turns more northerly ahead of a diamond interchange with SR 260 at the city of Connell.
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A set of transmission lines cross U.S. 395 at milepost 54. This corridor emanates at Lower Monumental Dam to the south of Kahlotus. Also notable at this location is that the original alignment of U.S. 395 (Blanton Road) once crossed paths here en route to Columbia Avenue. Blanton Road was relocated with construction of the U.S. 395 freeway to tie into SR 260 opposite Garfield Road.
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Although wholly within the city limits of Connell, the U.S. 395 expressway bypasses the street grid through.
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Former U.S. 395 follows Columbia Avenue north from the city center to become Lind Road near a corrections center. Lind Road continues northeast from the U.S. 395 expressway to Michigan Prairie, returning to U.S. 395 at Hatton Coulee.
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There are very few access points between Connell and Hatton as U.S. 395 again turns northeasterly through agricultural and grass lands.
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Photo Credits:
- Andy Field: 08/03/11
Page Updated Thursday October 13, 2011.